Recorded 1951–1986 Girls' name Peak 1965 41 births

Wendella — girls' name

41 babies named Wendella in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s131970s171980s6
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Wendella was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

7 babies were named Wendella in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wendella

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Wendella between 1951 and 1986, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wendella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wendella performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Wendella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wendella in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 41 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Wendella at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

41

Since 1951

36 years of records

Peak year

1965

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1951

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1986

Wendella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1951

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1965)
7
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1986197419731972196719651951 5

Wendella by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
17 births that decade — 41% of Wendella's all-time total
1950s51960s131970s171980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wendella?
41 babies have been named Wendella since 1951. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1965 with 7 births.
When was Wendella most popular?
Wendella was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Wendella been used?
Wendella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 36 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Wendella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wendy, Wendi, Wendie, Wende, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1951–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.